MetaFilter posts tagged with Neuromancer

Zeppelin Vs Pterodactyl

Artw — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:21:37 -0800

100 Wonderful and Terrible Movies that never Existed

404: Sky not found

Artw — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:50:41 -0800

Why William Gibson Distrusts Aging Futurists’ Nostalgia

It's 26 years later and the closest we've come is a little girl petting an imaginary tiger sigh

codacorolla — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:20:18 -0800

The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. So begins Neuromancer by William Gibson. On this day in 1984 Neuromancer was published. Neuromancer is the tale of a computer hacker, named Case, who has had his nervous system fried after a hack gone bad, and lost the ability to connect to the immersive "consensual hallucination" known as cyberspace. Drug addicted and circling the drain of Tokyo's criminal underworld, he's given another chance by a mysterious man named Armitage, who offers him his life back in exchange for pulling off the hack of a lifetime. Neuromancer is a landmark of science fiction, and entered into common usage a lot of terms that we take for granted today Neuromancer pictured a world where corporations are more powerful than nations, the internet rules every aspect of life, and out of control computer constructs have a mind of their own (among other themes). We've still got a ways to go on the 3D internet thing. Neuromancer is Gibson's first novel, and has been followed up by three other books in the "sprawl" trilogy, as well as many other stand-alone and serial novels. We've seen Gibson most recently on the Blue with this terrific conversation he held with his fans on his blog, where he shares his insights in a world that's increasingly approaching the one he imagined 26 years ago. In recent Neuromancer news, it looks like a deal has been signed to have Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Splice) direct a long (long, long, long) awaited Neuromancer movie. Will it finally happen? Is Neuromancer still relevant in film format? Gibson seems to have given his blessing, so that's a good sign at least. Although previous adaptations of his work have been... sub-optimal.

Hacking the Gibson

Artw — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:38:42 -0800

Aging Chrome: Cyberpunks in 2009

Get your own meat puppet, this one's mine!

cjorgensen — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:23:30 -0800

When I was a kid Meat Puppets were a band. When I was an adolescent a meat puppet was a cool concept in a cool science fiction book. Now that I am an adult I have no idea what this is: Pete The Meat Puppet (maybe NSFW). Apparently it's an ad for Diesel jeans (site has many more sick twisted and wrong videos).

Handgun of the Future

reverendX — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:44:25 -0800

Metal Storm Limited specializes in weapon systems featuring rapid fire electronically fired bullets, up to 1 million a minute. The weapons platform can be used to make the worlds strongest handgun as well as be used to equip unmanned drones with firepower. The most frightening of which is perhaps the "dragonfly" micro copter. Their site has a number of videos showcasing some of the various weapons applications. Metal Storm has been around for a while, without getting a product to market, but with a recent influx of funding it doesn't look like they are going to go out of business any time soon.

Dystopia in all it's glory

ashbury — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 19:24:43 -0800

Exploring Dystopia
Do you want to explore that place of terror and wonder called Dystopia? Do you want to probe the dark depths of Metropolis, Brave New World, Nineteen Eighty-four, Blade Runner, Neuromancer and their likes?

A large site that verges on being one man's Magnificent Obsession with Dystopia. Don't let the awkward site navigation deter you from exploration.

I'm sick of the Cunningham rumors.

lbergstr — Sat, 24 Mar 2001 23:25:37 -0800

I'm sick of the Cunningham rumors. I no longer believe the Neuromancer movie will ever happen. Music by Aphex, in my dreams. Console yourself by listening to William Gibson read the whole freakin' thing.